A student places a solid block of ice on a warm plate. After a short time, they observe that the ice turns into liquid water, and the liquid water slowly starts to disappear into the air as vapor.
Which two changes of state are taking place?
freezing and condensation
melting and evaporation
melting and freezing
condensation and evaporation
528 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 2.2 Thermal properties and temperature, covering 2.2.1 Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases, 2.2.2a Internal energy and temperature, 2.2.2b Specific heat capacity, 2.2.3a Melting, boiling, condensation and solidification, 2.2.3b Evaporation, and 2.2.3c Cooling by evaporation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.